The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-03

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is directly in the national Democratic
platform. 1t violates every pleGge that
President Cle> Gland ever wrote on civil
service reform.
The Democratic party has now a
chance to put its promises into effect be-
( fore election. Thy say that they pro-
I pose the Tildcn election law. Now, the
keynote of that law is found in two
/ things. FIRST, that the supervisors of
election are composed OF two Republicans
and two Democrats. The other striking
principle is that which makes the Tildeu
law and the Republican League law au-
tomato in its operation; that is, that not
only are Republican judges required to
be among the judges, but Republic
can clerks among the clerks. Governor
Lloyd has in his hands the power to APP
point three supervisors for the City of
Baltimore. He has the chance to put
| Democratic promises into Democratic
! deeds by naming as one of the supervis-
so:s Republican. VIII he do it? [Ar-
| plause.
'One step further, to show where
Democratic deeds can stand side by side
with Democratic promises. The judges
of election i'll this city and the clerks of
election and mode of conducting the cleo
ton are as absolutely under the control
of the Police Commissioners as the sub
jects of Russia are under control of the
car. 1t is in their power to have an
election free from fraud and violence.
The Democratic party says we propose
dows Let us see if we will have them
at the coming election
"What do we propose to do?" We will
do nst what Wisdom did as described
by S)lomon-we will just say that be-
cause We have called and you have re-
fused, because we have stretched out our
regarded-now, when the Republican
party has planted itself upon sound
platform of civil service reform, annual
registration and fair elections, and has
nominated such men as Walter b.
Brooks, Robert B. Dixon, Francis Miller
and we find that we can have a sweet,
clean and honest government, this we
will do, as Solomon's Wisdom did-we
will mock when your fear cometh and
laugh at your calamity. Applause.
"Now l have DONE" Cries of $50 on!
Go our'l Il have not pretended to argue
questions as | will. | want to say again
that my voice, my pen and my vote are
at the service of Walter B. Brooks for
Governor of this state. Loud cheering.
1 want to say further that propose be-
fore this campaign goes through to give
you as interesting political Biographies as
ever came out. Applause. All we ask
the Republicans to do next is to nomi-
nate for Mayor a man like David L. Bart
lett or Major Alexander Shaw. ZAP
plause.l
"Do not permit yourselves to be scared
by the cry of fraud. Undoubtedly these
fellows will try it. but we have little
machine called the Reform League which
has some knowledge of their fine, picked
fellows. 1t had couple of them sent to
the penitentary for long term for muir
der, and it has number of others who
have been convicted but whose cases are
awaiting the action of the court, and we
have number of others on the way to
glory-that is to Indictment [laughterl;
and we have our grip on the threats OF
scoundrely registers and if they do not
them will be before the Grand Jury.
Moreover We are going to have no more
monkey business by the supervisors.
The first slip of the supervisors, the first
scoundrely appointment, the first at
Tempt Of doings things in the dark that
body will be brought up with a round
term. [Cheers.
1--WE propose, moreover, to place an or
gained and trained band of men with
poll books in front of every window. We
propose to demand of the Police Commits
sioners to permit us to put watchers be-
hind the windows. Applause. And if
there is the slightest hesitancy, then We
propose to give biography that will as
found the community. Applause. We
mean what we say, and We propose to
give you all the help We can, and think
we ought 20 sweep down the $1,000 ma
jority that Cleveland got in this city. 1
know that in one of the worst wards in
this city there are GOO honest Democrats
pledged to support the Republican ticket.
Loud cheering
Now, do your work in the counties.
See to your registration. See to getting
out your votes, and if we don't whoop
those fellows from their seats | am no
true prophet"